Conte regards Mourinho ‘an enemy’ ahead of his return to Stamford Bridge
– Antonio Conte has labeled Jose Mourinho “an enemy” ahead of their Premier League match
– The Italian coach stressed that his side will not focus only on Ibrahimovic and Pogba
– Both managers have lost two in eight Premier League matches in the 2016/17 season
Chelsea coach Antonio Conte has warned that Jose Mourinho “is an enemy” of Chelsea, just like any other of his opposite manager ahead of match at Stamford Bridge.
The Italian conceded that the Special One’s return to London deserves warm treatment from the Blues fans for all his achievements with the club.
Conte labels Mourinho his enemy ahead of their week 9 match at Stamford Bridge
“He becomes, like the players of Man United , an enemy… but only in the sporting aspect,” Conte said in his pre-match press conference at the club’s training ground in Cobham, Surrey.
“I think that he was an important manager for Chelsea, with the club and the players he wrote a part of the story.
“He won three championships here and was an important man to the club.
“I think he deserves a good reception because, I repeat, I wrote with the players/staff a part of the story of this club.”
Conte stressed he is not keen about United’s Zlatan Ibrahimovic and his former player Paul Pogba but the whole team in general admitting that the Red Devils are a great side.
Conte says he will not take any player for granted when his side face Man United
“We must pay attention to the whole team. United have a lot of great players.
“One of them for sure is Ibrahimovic, who is a fantastic player. There are many, many players.
“Man United played yesterday and I watched the game. I saw the players that will probably start the game on Sunday – four players.”
Both Conte and Mourinho have had a bumpy start to the new season as their sides have lost two in eight Premier League matches but Chelsea are fifth with 16 points while the Red Devils are placed seventh with 14 points.
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